Shift Controller To Offer Room Scale Like Experience Without Sensors

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Virtual Reality motion controllers can add to the immersion of an interactive experience but setting up various base-stations and sensors can be a daunting task for the less hardcore among us. The Shift cross-platform controller purports to offer a simpler solutions for VR physical presence with a set of motion controllers linked to a pair of sensor armbands worn on the upper arm. Produced by San Francisco based start-up Finch, the Shift is said to match the functionality of the much more expensive HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. How does Finch achieve  these results without the need for multiple sensors in

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Super Sonic returns in Sonic the Hedgehog #290

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Jason Nason

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #290 The Super Sonic Warrior returns in “Genesis of a Hero” Part Three: The 25thanniversary celebration continues with another blast to the past!  Which is also to the future, and the past, and back again!  When Sonic goes to see the annual return of Little Planet, he’s surprised to find it chained to a mountain!  Join us for the exciting adventures of Sonic CD! Featuring cover art by the legendary Patrick Spaziante plus a “Cosmic Eternity” variant by Mr. Sonic comics himself, Tracy Yardley! Script: Ian Flynn Art: Tracy Yardley, Terry Austin, Gabriel Cassata & John Workman

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ARK Devs Offering Future Content For Steam Award Votes

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

With both the Steam Winter Sale and Steam Awards underway a number of 2016’s biggest titles are gaining a lot of attention. It isn’t uncommon for developers & community managers to rally their communities to garner votes but in the case of ARK: Survival Evolved, Studio Wildcard is offering future content to ensure that ARK complies with its nomination in the “Best Use of Farm Animals” category. In a post on the game’s Steam Community Discussion forum ARK representatives urge their community to vote for the game and if  ARK wins then sheep will be added in a future content update.

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Star Citizen Switches To Amazon Lumberyard Engine

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

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Star Citizen the ambitious crowd sourced multi-genre spaceship simulator under development at Cloud Imperium Games has made the switch from Crytek’s CryEngine to the Amazon.com developed Lumberyard  engine. Lumberyard is a freely distributed fork of CryEngine that provides developers with the graphical capabilities and networking code to produce everything from indie to AAA titles. In addition to the graphical prowess of that CryEngine is known for, Lumberyard also allows devs to use Twitch.TV and Amazon Web Services (AWS) within the game engine itself. It is no wonder that Cloud Imperium was able to make the engine switch over the last 12 months without alarming

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Login To Overwatch Before Jan 1st And Get 5 Free Loot Boxes

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Blizzard is in the giving spirit – they’ve left 5 free Winter Wonderland loot boxes for every Overwatch player who logins between now and January 1st. Winter Wonderland’s loot boxes bring with them a chance to score some new event exclusive skins, winter themed sprays and chilled out player icons. Each loot box is guaranteed to include at least one item from the holiday collection. For a more exhaustive look at the goodies available in these limited time boxes make sure to check out our previous coverage. Overwatch was one of the most pleasant surprises of the year and we

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Atlus teases Project Re Fantasy

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Jason Nason

Atlus teased a little bit about an upcoming RPG on Friday. The stuido, the developers behind the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series, and Katsura Hashino – director of ATLUS titles including Persona 5, Catherine, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, and others – are launching a new internal studio called Studio Zero. The new game, while not much information is available, is in the earliest of stages of development. The game will be a complete departure from the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series, and will be a new IP. Hashino is tapped to be the game’s director, along with

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Lightwood teases new puzzle game

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Jason Nason

Lightwood Games teased a new game title in the form of an interactive holicay card today. The game, called “Pic-a-Pix Color”, with the spelling appropriately corrected to “Pic-a-Pix Colour” in Europe, is a game similar to Picross games. The colour element sets this game apart from other Picross games, and adds additional rules so that puzzles require a slightly different mindset to solve. The puzzles are designed by Conceptis Ltd, the leading supplier of logic puzzles to print and digital media around the world and the developers have access to a massive library of beautiful pixel art puzzles.

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December 22nd Nintendo Download

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Jason Nason

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms. Topple the masterminds behind each criminal caper and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae’s arch nemesis: the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots. Click here to view the trailer for this game. Also New this Week RADIANTFLUX: HYPERFRACTAL (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)

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Pokemon Go Players Have Walked Billions of Kilometers

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Pokemon GO is one of the few unique mainstream games that rewards players for going out into the real world and exploring. Whether they’re walking down the block or across their entire city to hatch eggs, Pokemon Trainers the world over have racked up quite the tally – over 9 billion KM have been tallied by trainers the Pokemon Company since its July launch. If you need a comparison to help you comprehend just how massive 9 billion KM is, here is what the Pokemon GO blog said: “We are pleased to share that—as of December 7—the Pokémon GO community

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Box art and new screens for Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo released the official bundle box art for their upcoming 3DS title Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, which hits stores in the new year. The game is of course and update of last year’s Wii U title, made bite-sized for Nintendo’s portable. In the game you’ll discover a handicraft world bursting at the seams with creativity, as you guide Yarn Yoshi or Yarn Poochy through clever side-scrolling stages. Unravel secrets, toss yarn to weave platforms, and power up with woolly transformations. All stages from the Wii U version are joined by new ones starring Poochy and more Nintendo 3DS exclusive

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Nintendo to preview Switch right after January Presentation

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Jason Nason

Nintendo plans to reveal additional details about the upcoming Nintendo Switch during the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 on January 12th, 2017, and then shortly thereafter they’re taking the Switch on tour. After the presentation in Tokyo, Nintendo’s next home gaming system is traveling across North America to provide hands-on time for fans, gamers, families and everyone in between. The Nintendo Switch will be the star of an interactive multi-city tour that is open to the public on select days. The currently scheduled cities that are part of the tour include:

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First Footage of Ace Combat 7 Running On PSVR

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Seven minutes of footage from ACE Combat 7’s PlayStation VR mode was filmed was released via YouTube this weekend. The footage isn’t exactly the most enthralling considering it is the TV screen output of a VR experience filmed off a screen at Bandai’s Thank You Celebration in Korea but it does give us a few hints at how the PSVR mode will work.  Ace Combat 7 was announced back at PSX 2015 and is a direct sequel to 2007’s Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation. The VR cockpit mode and the main campaign are said to be two separate modes, meaning that the VR experience should be

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Resident Evil 7 PC Demo Released

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Capcom’s viral success for Resident Evil 7 is now no longer contained to the PlayStation 4 as the publisher releases the completed Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour for PC via Steam. This demo lets you experience everything that PlayStation owners had to wait months for – as Capcom rolled out several updates to the demo throughout 2016. When you find yourself in an abandoned farmhouse, what will you do to survive? Here is the official synopsis of the demo from Capcom: “A thrillingly immersive horror experience for the five senses. This full model change to the frightening “Isolated View” player perspective,

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Exile’s End | REVIEW

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Jason Nason

The Metroidvania style of game is one that many people have fond memories of, especially if you grew up in the days of the original Metroid and Caslevania games (where the genre name comes from) on the original NES. They were notorious for their immersive gameplay, huge environments, and very little room for error. Healing items were sparse, you had to defeat enemies in order to get “drops” of items, and there was always the sense of fear for your life. That style of gameplay and experience is emulated well in Exile’s End which is a great homage to the

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Serious Sam VR Gets Serious About Co-Op Mode

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope the latest addition in the titular Serious Sam series has added a brand new online co-op mode with the game’s latest update.  Brought to Steam Early Access by series developer Croteam and Publisher Deep Silver – this newest update is the first for the game since becoming available for purchase. The Serious Sam experience in VR is all about fast paced dual wielding action as players take down hordes of enemies either alone or with a friend using the HTC Vive controllers or the newly released Oculus Touch controllers.  The current version of the game

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